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Musician is upstaged by police

Sep 1 2004

Liverpool Echo

A MUSICIAN who travelled halfway across the world to perform at the Mathew Street Festival was ordered off stage - for drawing a crowd. Canadian singer Hal Bruce was leading Fab Four fans in a rendition of Sergeant Pepper from his Church Street podium on Monday when he was ordered to cut short his peformance. Council officials and police claimed the globe-trotting musician was drawing too large a crowd. Hundreds were left disappointed after Nova Scotia-based Bruce - who sings every Beatles song in a three-hour medley - reluctantly abandoned his microphone at around 3.15pm. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT Today he said: "I was doing the non-stop Beatles marathon and had just got to 120 when they pulled the plug. "I was told I didn't have the correct permit." Bill Heckle, from the Cavern Club, who helped stage the show, said: "He was in the middle of Sergeant Pepper. "He was very upset, but he comes to the festival every year and we'll make it up to him." A police spokeswoman said the podium was not an officially licensed festival stage. She added: "This performance hadn't been pre-arranged and therefore wasn't risk assessed, having no stewards. "Following consultation with our colleagues at the council, this performance unfortunately had to be stopped." Mr Bruce set a record in Cleveland three weeks ago for performing the entire 214-song Beatles catalogue.

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